Coin-holder.



J. T. TODD.

COIN HOLDER. APPLICATION 111.111) OUT-'18; 1911.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

HE NORRIS PETERS Co, PHOTO-LJTHQ. WASHING TON. o. c.

ITED srnrn s rn rnn r OFFICE.

JOHN '1. TODD, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE REGISTER-ED TRACER SYSTEM, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COIN-HOLDER.

Application filed October 16, 1911. Serial No. 654,843. 4

To all whom it may concern f Be it known that 1, JOHN T. Tom), a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements incoin holders and more particularly to hold ers of this class constructed in the form of envelops or casings, especially adapted for the solicitation of subscriptions, contributions, or the like, and the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved holder of this class which will be of simple, cheap, durable and light construction and which will, when one or more coins are placed therein, render the destruc tion or mutilation of. the holder neces' sary before a coin can be removed, and which Wlll retaln a com agalnst accldental displacement when the holder is being transported.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of an improved device of this class constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on line 2-2 Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 41 is a sectional view on line 4 1, Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a plan view similar to Fig. 1 with parts broken away of a modified form of the invention; Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6, Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing and the present exemplification of the invention, the numeral 10 designates generally an envelop or casing which may be constructed of any suitable material andof about its edges, and one of the edges is provided with a restricted inlet opening 11. Arranged within the casing. 1s a chute 12 preferably in the form of a tubular memher which is provided with open ends and 1s of a size considerably smaller than the envelop or casing. This chute 12 is so arranged'that one of its ends 13 will register with the restricted opening 11 of the casing, while its other end 14 extends toward the edge of the casing opposite to the edge in which the opening 11 is arranged and terminates short thereof. This chute is secured in position in any desired or suitable manner, preferably by securing one wall thereof to one of the walls-15 of the casing. The edges of the casing are so constructed that they will permit the casing to be expanded slightly when a number of coins are placed therein as will be understood.

A leaf 16 of any suitable material is provided, and is arranged to form a wrapper and to which the casing 10 is secured, preferably by securing one wall of the casing to one face of the wrapper. This wrapper is adapted toencompass the casing by being followed therearound, and on the face of the wrapper and on the exposed face of the casing may be arranged any desired printed matter orsuitable inscriptions. The chute 12 is preferably arranged within the planes of the edges of the casing, but in order to direct the coins into the chute, a portion 17 of one wall of the chute 12 may be arranged to project through the opening 11 in the casing and beyond the edge thereof. This projecting portion 17 may also be secured to the adjacent portion of the face of the wrapper 16, so that the coin may be placed. on thisportion and when so placed will be directly adjacent or in line with the chute. It will be seen that inasmuch as the portion of the edge of the casing 10 adjacent the inlet opening 11 is disposed between the projecting portion 17 of the chute 12 and the adjacent portion of the wrapper 16, the space between the casing 10 and the wrapper 16 adjacent the opening 11 in the casing will be closed when theportion 17 is sealed or secured to the wrapper 16, thereby overcoming the danger of the coin slipping out of the casing at this point.

In or'der'to prevent the removal of the coins from the casing throughthe chute 12,

. able elastic material which will yield to permit the coin to be inserted and when the Patented Sept. 29, 191 1. p

- spring across the tubularmember to form a closure therefor. This intercepter may be formed in any suitable manner, and preferably comprises a body portion 19 which is secured to the casing or to the chute in any suitable manner, but preferably engages over the edge of the casing adjacent the opening 11 so as to forma closure for the space between the wall of the casing and the adjacent portion of the chute 12. If desired, additional intercepters may be provided throughout the length'of the chute 12. In Figs. 4 and 5 one of such additional intercepters is shown and comprises a tongue spaced from the intercepter 18, and arranged to project across the chute 12 in a direction opposed to the direction of theintercepter 18. This tongue or intercepter 20 may be formedin any suitable manner, preferably by cutting out a portion of the wall of the chute as shown more clearly in Fig. 4E. l Vith this improved con struction, it will be manifest that after the coins have been deposited into the casing through the chute, in the manner already described, and having passed the intercepters in the chute, it will be impossible to remove the coins from the casing without mutilating the latter,-inasmuch as one extremity of the chute 12 terminates short of the bottom of the casing, and should it be possible to lodge one of the coins upon this edge of the chute by shaking or inverting the easing, the intercepters 20 will serve as a means for preventing the coins from passing out through the chute. These intercepters will also prevent the coins from being accidentally removed from the casing when the latter is being transported.

What is claimed as new is:

1. The combination of a substantially flat and closed casing for receiving coins, and having a narrow opening through one edge, a flexible tubular member inserted into the opening, said tubular member having a p0rtion extending from one end thereof and projecting through the opening to the out side of the casing, means operating to prevent the removal of the coins from the casing, but permitting the insertion of a coin into the casing through the tubular member, and a fly leaf separate from but connected with the casing in such a manner as to fold over the face of the casing to rest fiat thereagainst. I I

- 2. The combination of a closed casing for receiving coins, and having a narrow opening through one edge, a flexible tubular member in the casing and having a portion projecting through the opening to the outside of the casing, a portion of the tubular member operating to prevent the removal of the coins from the casing but permitting the insertion of the coins through the tubular member into the casing, and a flap separate from the casing and adapted to be folded over that edge of the casing which contains the opening, and onto the face of the casing, the said projecting portion of the tubular member serving as a guide for directing the coins into the opening, said flap also extending over the said projecting portion.

3. The combination of a closed casing for receiving coins, and having a narrow opening through one edge, an open ended tubular member within the casing having one end adjacent the opening in the casing and with another end terminating short of the opposite edge of the casing, tongues projecting across the tubular member to form a yielding closure for the tubular member, a wrapper adapted to encompass the casing, and means projecting beyond the edge of the casing and connected with the wrapper and serving as a guide for directing the coin into the tubular member.

4. The combination of a closed casing for receiving the coins, and having a narrow opening through one edge, an open ended tubular member within the casing with one end terminating short of the bottom of the casing, another end being disposed adjacent the said opening in the edge of the casing and adapted to receive the coin, means within the tubular member for retaining the coin against removal therethrough, a wrapper encompassing said casing, and means projecting from the end of the tubular member beyond the casing and secured to the wrapper and serving as a guide for directing the coin into the tubular member.

5. The combination of a closed casing for receiving coins, and having a narrow opening through one edge, an open ended tubular member within the casing with one end terminating short of the bottom of the casing, another end being disposed adjacent the said opening in the edge of the casing and adapted to receive the coin, means within the tubula 1 member for retaining the coin against removal therethrough, and a wrapper encompassing the casing, a portion of the tubular member projecting beyond the end thereof, through the opening in the casing and secured to the wrapper for directing the coin into the tubular member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN T. TODD. lVitnesses D. Gr. CAMPBELL, W. Swn'r'r, J r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. O. 

